Seared Chicken with Lemon-Herb Cream Sauce

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In this healthy chicken recipe, chicken breasts are quickly pan-seared and then topped with a lemon-herb cream sauce. The healthy cream sauce recipe uses yogurt and actually contains no cream at all. The cream sauce also pairs well with seasoned pan-seared cod or salmon. Serve the chicken and sauce with steamed broccoli or green beans for a healthy dinner.

Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook, turning once or twice, until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes per side.

Whisk the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, yogurt, lemon (or zest), oregano, parsley, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Serve the chicken with the sauce.

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Nutritional Facts

Servings

4

Serving Size

3 oz. chicken and 2 Tbsp. sauce

Calories

202

Carbohydrates

4 g

Fat

9 g

Saturated Fat

2 g

Protein

26 g

Cholesterol

64 mg

Dietary Fiber

0 g

Potassium

320 mg

Sodium

236 mg

Yield

4 servings

Exchanges

3 lean meat

1 fat

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